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A Dissertation on Drinks a lemon cut in slices. Let stand two hours, after stirring in the bottled mixture, stirring repeatedly that it may be well blended. " Only what I drink is mine/' — Polish. BRAIN Squeeze into a tumbler the juice of a lime DUSTER and add two dashes of gum, a pony of absinthe, two dashes of vino vermouth, and two dashes of sherry. Fill up with ice, stir, strain, and serve. '' Where reason rules, appetite obeys." CHAM- This is a ladylike beverage, indeed. To PAGNE make it, put a large lump of sugar in a COBBLER ^^ineglass nearly filled with shaved ice, and fill the intervals with champagne. Stir slowly, adding a little vanilla or strawberry ice cream, and serve with a straw and a spoon. It is sure to make a hit with the " younger sister." " Of wine and love, the first is best.'' CHAT- One bottle of Catawba wine, one and a ARTIL- quarter bottles rum, the same quantity of LERY whisky, one and a half pineapples, and suf- PUNCH ficient strawberries to flavor and color. Allow liquid to stand under seal over night. When ready to serve add three quarts of champagne. A Dissertation on Drinks '' Drink nothing without seeing it.'' CHAM- Mix one bottle of champagne, two bottles PAGNE of soda, a glass of brandy, a glass of Cura- ^^ gao, some slices of cucumber peel, and the juice of a lemon. Moselle or Sauterne may be made into cups the same way, and alluring decoctions they are. Another " cup " is made in this fashion : a cordial glass each of benedictine, brandy, and maraschino are put in a quart jug. Filling it up with champagne makes a champagne cup that is not to be sneezed at. Rhine wine, cider, or claret may be used with felicitous result. '' Drink upon salad costs the doctor a ducat" CIDER This is a favorite English beverage. Make BOWL an extract of a spoonful of green tea in a half-pint of boiling water, and after letting it stand a quarter-hour, put in a punch bowl and add six ounces of lump sugar, a bottle of cider, two wineglasses of brandy, half a pint of cold water, and place the bowl on ice for further orders. '' He who likes drinking is ever talking of wine" CLARET Into a punch bowl put half a pony each CUP of benedictine, yellow chartreuse, maraschino, and Curasao, the juice of six limes, two bottles of claret, one bottle of Moselle, one bottle of Apol- A Dissertation on Drinks linaris, half a pound of sugar, a little sliced orange and pineapple, and a few sprigs of mint. Stir thoroughly and add some pieces of Ice. " Eat and drink measurely and defy the mediciners" CLUB Half a glassful of Ice, two dashes of gum, COCKTAIL two-thirds of gin, one-third of vino vermouth, two dashes of orange bitters, and one dash of green chartreuse. Stir well, strain, and serve. " Drink the wine and don't inquire of the vine." COFFEE Break an egg Into a glass and beat It well ; AND add a spoonful of sugar and a wineglassful RUM Qf j.yj^_ jy/[{^ ^j^jg ^p ^yell, pour Into a cup of the best Mocha coffee — hot — and add a small piece of butter. This Is a famous " blue chaser." '' Bacchus loves freedom." EARTH- In a medium wineglass put one-third each QUAKE of benedlctlne, brandy, and Curagao, and CALMER ^.}^j.gg dashes of Angostura. '' Conviviality reveals secrets."